Artificial Intelligence in Sports: Mid-Year Recap and Forecast

Wednesday, June 5 | 12:30 PM ET

Artificial Intelligence in Sports: Mid-Year Recap and Forecast

What we will discuss:

• Current AI-based technologies that are applicable within sports
• Future AI-based applications within sports
• Strategies for analyzing and implementing AI-based technologies within your business
• Potential challenges for AI-based technologies and their impact on sports and broader industries

Who should attend:

• Representatives from sports teams and leagues looking to better understand the current applications for artificial intelligence in sports and what potential applications are in store
• Representatives from technology companies looking to offer artificial intelligence-backed technologies to sports teams, leagues and others
• Anyone in the sports industry looking to learn more about current and future AI applications within sports

Featured speakers (Additional to be announced)

Alex Beckman, Founder & CEO, ON

Scott Gutterman oversees the PGA TOUR Digital platform teams and Broadcast Technology groups. These teams focus on delivering the best digital, linear, and live streaming experiences for the fans of the PGA TOUR.

He led the transition that brought the TOUR’s digital assets and capabilities in-house in 2013.

In 2021, the Digital and Broadcast tech teams implemented Every Shot Live for THE PLAYERS Championship, which live streamed every shot from every player for the first time at a professional golf tournament.

During his tenure, the teams under his direction have released various innovative experiences for the PGA TOUR, including the TOUR’s new Apple Vision Pro App and the latest version of the TOURCAST platform. This 3D simulated experience lets fans see every shot live from all PGA TOUR Events.

Scott came to the TOUR in September 2005, having previously worked for Turner Broadcasting, Viant Corp., and New Era of Networks, including the latest version of the TOURCast platform. This 3D simulated experience lets fans see every shot live from all PGA TOUR Events.

Scott joined the TOUR in September 2005, previously working for Turner Broadcasting, Viant Corp., and New Era of Networks.

Kelly Pracht is the co-founder and CEO of nVenue.

The native Texan is a pioneer in machine learning, data, and analytics. For over 18 years, she was responsible for leading and directing teams of innovators, researchers, engineers, and go-to-market teams to drive new products to market for Hewlett Packard (across Workstations, Integrity servers, ProLiant, Moonshot, Edgeline, Apollo, and the HPC family of supercomputers) before compiling her love of sports with her passion for entrepreneurship, leading to the trailblazing launch of nVenue. Kelly holds multiple patents for her work in super-computing and engineering.

In 2017, inspired by her work in building supercomputers for high tech - she wrote the first lines of code for a sports machine learning platform - which ultimately became a lightning-fast ML/AI kernel for nVenue's real-time analytics engines. The growth of the gaming and gambling industry during that time gave Pracht a window to fully expand her vision, which led to the full launch of the company in 2019. nVenue is now known as a powerful in-game betting solutions company that powers thousands of real-time probabilities and micro-betting odds for every play across NBA, NASCAR, MLB, and the NFL.

Kelly earned her BSEE from the Colorado School of Mines and her MSEE at Colorado State University. She resides in Houston, Texas, with her husband and family of fellow Houston Astros fans.

Registration is free. All registrants will receive a link to watch the recording once the session concludes.

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